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A pair of rare brass ashtrays for the U.S.S. California
1940s
6 in. (15.2 cm.) diameter each. 2

22 February 2013, 13:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$625 inc. premium

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A pair of rare brass ashtrays for the U.S.S. California
1940s

made for the Officers Ward Room with the name of the ship and 4 stars the insignia for a full admiral.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) diameter each. (2)

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Provenance:
The War Museum

These ashtrays were made as gifts for visiting dignitaries, and were not officially made for the ship. The U.S.S. California was a Tennessee class battleship and served in the Pacific from her launch in 1919 to her sinking at Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941. She was salvaged and refitted and continued to serve in the Pacific Theater, decommissioned in 1947, she was scrapped in 1959.

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